Fortunately Cloud proved to be quite the distraction. After his conversation with Genesis that had - let's face it - not ended well and Sephiroth giving him an order - which, surprisingly, had gone well, Cloud wanted to get to Zack and Angeal as fast as possible. Thus he had set out at a run.

The moment he saw the two men in the distance, he sped up and skidded to a halt in front of them, face flushed and eyes wide.

"H-Here!" he held out the Healing Materia, the orb resting in the palm of his gloved hand, "I...spoke to Genesis...and Sephiroth..." he tried to breathe, but there was a sharp pain in his side, "Wanted...to check...on you."